Introduction to Practice
Each state has one of these that protects the public by legally defining and describing the scope & standards of nursing practice.
What is The Nurse Practice Act?
Standards of care for the LPN are established by this organization, while a Code of Ethics for nursing is established by this organization.
What is The National Association of Licensed Practical Nursing and the American Nursing Association?
This communication technique can convey caring and support when words are difficult.
What is Theraputic Touch?
This is communication tool is also referred to as the chart where patient information is kept.
What is the medical record?
The steps of the nursing process
What is Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
A practical nurse may delegate tasks to these other staff members:
What is a nursing assistant or other practical nurse?
This law helps regulate patient privacy of protected health information and medical records.
What is The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPPA?
A nurse will use this to gather information focusing on the patient and their needs to facilitate interaction.
What is therapeutic communication?
Being specific and definite when charting in the patient record.
What is accurate & objective?
BONUS POINTS- CAN YOU ALSO GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF SPECIFIC/DEFINITE CHARTING
This part of the nursing process is a continual process in which it's determined if the client goals are met & then includes if the care plan needs to be modified
What is evaluation?
A provider clinic or public health practice setting is this and a rehabilitation facility is this:
What is primary care?
When there has been a breach of the confidential and privileged nature of a nurse-patient professional relationship
What is violating HIPAA & invasion of privacy?
This form of communication uses gestures, facial expressions and touch. usually has more meaning than the spoken word.
What is Nonverbal Communication?
This is saying precisely what is meant, while this is using the fewest words possible.
What is being clear & concise/brief?
Examples include vital signs, assessment data, diagnostic results.
What is objective data?
Using the best scientific evidence to guide one's practice and improve patient outcomes is....
What is using Evidenced Based Practice?
BONUS POINTS- CAN YOU ALSO GIVE AN EXAMPLE!!
This type of consent is required if a family member wants to see their family's medical record.
What is a written consent?
Examples include: seeking clarification, offering self, & using open ended questions
What are therapeutic communication techniques? Specific methods used to provide patients with support and information while focusing on their concerns. Nurses assist patients to set goals and select strategies for their plan of care based on their needs, values, skills, and abilities.
Being able to read a nurse's notes in the patient chart.
What is legibility?
The acronym to use when writing client goals/outcomes.
What is SMART- specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, timebound?
This group of people are responsible for there own actions and are legally held to the same standard as a professional nurse.
What is the student nurse?
These are written to direct the LPN to deliver safe, knowledgeable care.
What is the Standards of Nursing Practice?
Examples include: communicating with a provider or patient in: a noisy environment, a dimmly-lit room, in a busy/stressful environment, or in a different language.
What are communication barriers (that must be eliminated for good communication)?
Examples are keeping passwords secure and logging off terminals when walking away.
What is confidentiality?
Methods in which nurses rank in priority nursing diagnoses, client outcomes or nursing interventions
What is ABCs, Maslows, client's main concern?